Efficacy of two 65% permethrin spot-on formulations against induced infestations of ctenocephalides felis (Insecta: Siphonaptera) and amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) on beagles

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Endris, Richard ^a   Hair, J ^a   Anderson, Gary ^a   Rose, Wayne ^a   Disch, Damon ^a   Meyer, J ^a   Holowaychuk, Marie ^a   Pechman, Robert ^a   DeFrancesco, Teresa ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; INSECTA; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 79251516773     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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